Extra Points Lecture 2: Lower Extremities

Question 1

Baichongwo

Answer 1

Hundred insects burrowing

Question 2

Hundred insects burrowing

Answer 2

baichongwo

Question 3

Baichongwo Location

Answer 3

3 cun proximal to the superior border
of the patella, in a tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle.

Question 4

Baichongwo Needling

Answer 4

Perp 1-1.2, moxa

Question 5

Baichongwo Actions

Answer 5

Clears heat from the blood. Eliminates wind and drains dampness

Question 6

Baichongwo Indications

Answer 6

Sores of the lower region, wind rash, itching of the skin.

Question 7

Heding

Answer 7

Crane’s Summit

Question 8

Crane’s Summit

Answer 8

Heding

Question 9

Heding Location

Answer 9

In the depression at the midpoint of the superior border of the patella.

Question 10

Heding Needling

Answer 10

Perp .3-.5 inch. Moxa applicable.

Question 11

Heding Actions

Answer 11

Activates qi and blood and benefits the knee joint.

Question 12

Heding Indications

Answer 12

Crane’s knee wind, swelling and pain of the knee, leg qi, weakness of the knee and leg.

Question 13

Crane’s Knee Wind

Answer 13

Swelling of one or both knees with subsequent atrophy of the area above or below, hence resembling the legs of a crane.

Question 14

Leg Qi

Answer 14

A disease characterized by numbness, pain, limpness, and in some cases any of a variety of possible signs such as hypertonicity or swelling, withering, redness and swelling of the calf, heat-effusion, and in advanced stages by abstraction of spirit-mind, heart palpitations, panting, oppression in the chest, nausea and vomiting, and deranged speech. Leg qi arises when externally contracted damp evil and wind toxin or accumulating dampness due to damage by excessive consumption of rich food engenders heat and pours down into the legs. Chest and abdominal signs are attributed to leg qi surging into the heart. Western Medical Concept: Beriberi vitamin B1 deficiency.

Question 15

Xiyan

Answer 15

Eyes of the Knee

Question 16

Eyes of the Knee

Answer 16

Xiyan

Question 17

Xiyan Location

Answer 17

On the knee, in the hollows formed when the knee is flexed, immediately below the patella and both medial and lateral to the patellar ligament.

Question 18

Xiyan Needling

Answer 18

Perp .5-1.0inch. Moxa applicable.

Question 19

Xiyan Actoins

Answer 19

Dispels wind-damp, reduces swelling and
alleviates pain.

Question 20

Xiyan Indications

Answer 20

Swelling and pain of the knee joint, difficulty in flexing and extending the knee, weakness of the knee joint, numbness of the knee, numbness of the lower limb, atrophy disorder of the lower limb, leg qi.

Question 21

Lanweixue

Answer 21

Appendix Point

Question 22

Appendix Point

Answer 22

Lanweixue

Question 23

Lanweixue Location

Answer 23

Approximately 2 cun distal to Zusanli ST-36 on the right leg.

Question 24

Lanweixue Needling

Answer 24

Perp 1.0-1.2 inches.

Question 25

Lanweixue Actions

Answer 25

Activates qi and blood and clears heat and fire poison from the Large Intestine.

Question 26

Lanweixue Indications

Answer 26

Acute and chronic appendicitis, paralysis of the lower limb, drop foot, indigestion.

Question 27

Dannangxue

Answer 27

Gallbladder Point

Question 28

Gallbladder Point

Answer 28

Dannangxue

Question 29

Dannangxue Location

Answer 29

Between 1 and 2 cun distal to Yanglingquan GB-34 on the right leg.

Question 30

Dannangxue Needling

Answer 30

Perp .8-1.2 inches

Question 31

Dannangxue Actions

Answer 31

Clears heat and drains damp

Question 32

Dannangxue Indications

Answer 32

Acute and chronic cholecystitis, acute and chronic cholelithiasis, disease of the bile duct, biliary ascariasis, distention and pain of the lateral costal region, paralysis and numbness of the lower limb.

Question 33

Bafeng

Answer 33

Eight Winds

Question 34

Eight Winds

Answer 34

Bafeng

Question 35

Bafeng Location

Answer 35

On the dorsum of the foot, between the toes, 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web.

Question 36

Bafeng Needling

Answer 36

Oblique .5-.8 inch. Moxa applicable.

Question 37

Bafeng Actions

Answer 37

Clears heat and dissipates swelling.

Question 38

Bafeng Indications

Answer 38

Leg qi, redness, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot, malaria, headache, irregular menstruation.

Question 39

Huanzhong

Answer 39

Surround Middle

Question 40

Surround Middle

Answer 40

Huanzhong

Question 41

Huanzhong Location

Answer 41

Midway btwn GB 30 (Huantiao) & GV2 (Yaoshu)

Question 42

Huanzhong Needling

Answer 42

Perp 1.5-2.0 inches. Moxa applicable.

Question 43

Huanzhong Indications

Answer 43

Lumbar pain, thigh pain.